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Lebanon has long been mired in conflict and setback due to sectarian antagonism in the country. Despite a brief between 1958-1964, successive governments have been in effect run by tribal chiefs dressed in suits. Such a system of politics encourages...
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A new thorough survey conducted by Lebanese firm Ad-Duwaliyyah li-l-Ma`lumat found that despite their own sectarian feuds and divisions, Lebanese do share common views...
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A Lebanese man sits under posters of Imam Moussa al-Sadr, upper right, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Shiite aligned with the opposition, upper left, and Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 16, 2008. For...
